John Thompson (abt. 1815)

Born about 1815 in Monroe, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1815 to Rodden Thompson and Elizabeth Pennington. He was married to Phoebe Emmert. He died sometime between 1854 and 1860.

Research Notes

1. The only sources so far with his birth info are the 1840 and 1850 US Census records, which gives his birth year as about 1815. His youngest child was born in 1855 so his date of death would be after 1854 and before the 1860 US Census. The information attached to the Ancestry Tree listed below is for his brother William, who was married to Mary Rush and died in 1846.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY5-3J2 : 15 August 2017), 20-30 yo male John Thompson, 20-30 yo female his wife Phoebe, Monroe, Kentucky, United States; citing p. 239, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 120; FHL microfilm 7,830.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65N-Q9M : 2 March 2020), John Thompson, Monroe county, part of, Monroe, Kentucky, United States; citing family 285, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

See also:

• Ancestry Thompson Family Tree (see Research Note above)